intimidate sb
直接接被恐吓的对象。
The bully tried to intimidate the new student.
那个恶霸试图恐吓新来的学生。
恐吓；威胁；使害怕
intimidates — third person singular of intimidate
恐吓；使胆怯或害怕；尤指以暴力威胁使畏惧或退缩。；恐吓；[法] 恐吓；使恐惧
to make someone feel frightened or nervous, especially in order to make them do something
恐吓；使胆怯或害怕；尤指以暴力威胁使畏惧或退缩。
To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
一般现在时
He intimidates his opponents.
他恐吓对手。
一般过去时
She intimidated the witness.
她恐吓了证人。
现在进行时
They are intimidating the staff.
他们正在恐吓员工。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The bully tried to intimidate the younger students by threatening them.
那个恶霸试图通过威胁来恐吓低年级学生。
用法提示：这里使用不定式结构，表示恐吓的目的。
She felt intimidated by the large crowd during her speech.
她在演讲时因人群众多而感到胆怯。
用法提示：intimidated作为过去分词，描述受恐吓的状态。
His aggressive tone is meant to intimidate his opponents.
他咄咄逼人的语气意在恐吓对手。
用法提示：不定式短语表示目的，说明恐吓的意图。
直接接被恐吓的对象。
The bully tried to intimidate the new student.
那个恶霸试图恐吓新来的学生。
The gang intimidated the shopkeeper into paying protection money.
那伙歹徒恐吓店主交保护费。
常用于被动语态，表示感到害怕。
Many people are intimidated by the prospect of public speaking.
许多人被公开演讲的前景吓到。
比 intimidate 更常用，语气稍弱，侧重突然的恐惧。
更非正式，强调突然引起的恐惧，常指一瞬间的害怕。
侧重通过言语或行为明确表示伤害意图，直接性更强。
涉及反复的欺凌行为，常发生在恃强凌弱的情境中。
更强调使人失去信心或勇气，而非直接的恐惧。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very intimidating to me.
正确表达He intimidates me.
误将及物动词intimidate用作形容词intimidating，应直接使用动词形式表示‘恐吓某人’。
grammar · medium
易错句子They tried to intimidate him to agree.
正确表达They tried to intimidate him into agreeing.
动词intimidate与介词into搭配表示‘胁迫某人做某事’，而非使用不定式to。
intimidate是“恐吓”，intimate是“亲密的”，拼写和发音相近但含义完全不同，前者用于威胁，后者用于描述关系。
威胁某人做某事
The gang tried to intimidate the shopkeeper into paying protection money.
那伙歹徒试图威胁店主支付保护费。
感到害怕/受威胁
She felt intimidated by the large crowd.
她被一大群人吓到了。
吓人的外表
His intimidating appearance made people keep their distance.
他吓人的外表使人们保持距离。
恐吓证人
The defendant was accused of trying to intimidate witnesses.
被告被指控试图恐吓证人。
试图恐吓
He tried to intimidate me with threats.
他试图用威胁来恐吓我。
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related word (same root)
胁迫某人做某事
The boss tried to intimidate the employee into signing the contract.
老板试图胁迫员工签署合同。
感到害怕/受威胁
Many students feel intimidated by the strict teacher.
许多学生被这位严厉的老师吓到了。
用某事恐吓某人
He intimidated his opponents with threats of violence.
他用暴力威胁来恐吓对手。
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